1) We stayed out late last night, huddle around a fire pit in a former acquaintance’s back yard, reconnecting with old friends, roasting marshmallows, laughing. One half of the only other married couple present pointed out that it was the first time they’d been around so many people their own age, just hanging out, in FOREVER…and it was true for… View Post
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…or it’s trying really hard anyway.
I deep-cleaned my kitchen and living room yesterday for the first time in it’stooembarrassingtoadmithowlong for two reasons: 1) I haven’t had the energy or desire to do anything housewifely since I got pregnant and was falling asleep every half hour and wanting to vomit just as often, and then we went out of town for several days for Thanksgiving, and… View Post
So pretty!
My mom took scraps from the homecoming dress she made for my cousin and turned them into this sweet thing for Miss Chloe. I don’t know who was more delighted by it: Chloe, who kept laughing, grabbing the rustly skirt and kicking her feet up, or the rest of the family, who were all cracking up at how happy she… View Post
Mondegreen
(n) a word or phrase that is misinterpreted when heard, usually with an amusing result I love this word. I can’t remember where I heard it, or why I know its origin*, but I do and I am so glad. Because, you see, I frequently misinterpret song lyrics. FREQUENTLY. So it’s nice to have a name for the weird phrases… View Post
Short Stories: KISS edition
Those of you who live in Utah, or have lived in Utah, or are strangely familiar with the ways of the Utah, know that secular holidays are NEVER celebrated on Sunday. Christmas is fine, but Halloween and 4th of July always get the bump. This isn’t a terrible thing, really, because instead of just one holiday, you get a full… View Post
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